Runescape- The Massive Online "Adventure" Game?

[bubbyjoe2]

I have been playing this game for almost a year, but have quit, both because of addiction, and because of one of the biggest unsolved questions in this game that no one cares to mention:

 

 

 

Where'd the "Adventure" go?

 

 

 

Jagex claims this to be an "Adventure" game. But, they are very wrong.

 

Runescape has become a popular game, but not where players explore new areas and slowly figure out their way around.

 

 

 

This game has become completely commercialized, every day a player logs on and thinks, "I'm going to go wc 500 yews, fletch them, then buy bs and sell it on the Exchange!" Or something similar to that.

 

 

 

Doesn't that get boring after a while? Just watching a figure swing an axe at a tree?

 

 

 

And then we have (or had, considering the 12/10 updates) the Wilderness. This is no longer a place where players explore dangerous areas in hopes of finding treasure, or even attack a couple unlucky players, but had become an area where rich players drop trade their best equipment to new accounts to make ultimate killing machines to drop trade the income right back to their mains.

 

 

 

Also, the skillers.

 

 

 

These accounts, I must admit, are useless. These players could simply skill on their main to make a unified, stronger, main. They only contribute to the commercial goals to the game, which must further erase opportunities for new islands or dungeons to explore to make room for economical things such as the Grand Exchange.

 

 

 

Wait--Economical?

 

 

 

Adventure games aren't supposed to have an economy! They're supposed to be games where players are mostly self-dependent on obtaining items, and trade sparingly.

 

 

 

I'm sure many of you have noticed that Varrock has also become more packed because of its commercial status. When Jagex hears that a certain city becomes more popular, they simply add more to it! This ends up with the attention diverted away from the mystery and adventure to the game. Densely-packed areas aren't adventurous.

 

 

 

Something Jagex needs to add is a large, random, block of land that has resources and monsters scattered all over the place, and no banks, no general stores.

 

 

 

For a while, this would keep many people occupied on exploring the area, searching for treasure, maybe even keep them away from ranting, because they will have something to look forward to.

 

 

 

Jagex, you need to make the game more interesting, more mysterious, and more dangerous, or you might as well call Runescape,

 

 

 

Businesscape--The Massive Online Economoical Game!

[Freesia]

 

Something Jagex needs to add is a large, random, block of land that has resources and monsters scattered all over the place, and no banks, no general stores.

 

 

 

For a while, this would keep many people occupied on exploring the area, searching for treasure, maybe even keep them away from ranting, because they will have something to look forward to.

 

 

 

Jagex, you need to make the game more interesting, more mysterious, and more dangerous, or you might as well call Runescape,

 

 

 

Businesscape--The Massive Online Economoical Game!

 

There is nothing wrong with runescape. If you want all these features.. please go play another game. And runescape is not just about skilling anyway.

[Death_Hippy]

Ya...I hate it when mmorpg's have a "economy". Most adventure games let you earn tough equipment simply running through dungeons...but, in this, you need to buy that equipment by mining or any of the other various skills which the only real use is to make money. I just think that leveling skills should take a little bit less time.

[Rmstn1580]

Life is an adventure. RS is more like life. You get screwed over... a lot. By the property of transition, RS is an adventure :)

[Bo4345]

rs is an adventure if you want it to be :D

[Roberthree]

 

Something Jagex needs to add is a large, random, block of land that has resources and monsters scattered all over the place, and no banks, no general stores.

 

 

 

If there is no bank, no one would use it.... And the elf lands kinda fit that description.

[chaolin]

Support on the new name. :)

[ndn3master]

I support your rant

[pegpenguin]

I agree that runescape has become a more commercialized game, focused on the economy, but instead of skilling, why don't you go out exploring those spaces between towns? they are there, you just need to take the initiative to explore. Like that forest area behind Lumby castle, nexy to draynor, I had no idea that was there until I already had my woodcut at 40! lol

[Solidus_77]

You're not obliged to turn this game into an entrepreneurship. You can just go around in dungeons fighting beasts. That's the point of this game, you choose.

 

 

 

Adventure games aren't supposed to have an economy!

 

 

 

Sure they can! Where are the adventurers supposed to sell their loot or get their fancy equipment?

[Pwnz0rzx]

Should be Runescape The Massively Online "Sucking game"(ty to jagex)

 

Its pretty boring... but what other game has as many players as rs without downloads? I just play it to waste time since there is nothing to do in my house except the computer and sports... but nobody goes outside during winter so...

[gun_hippy]

Imagine you JUST came to the game. How many quests need doing? How much land to explore?

 

 

 

Irl i could be an adventurer. But once ive seen everything, does that stop other people being adventurers?

 

 

 

It's still an adventure game, you just played too much.

[Theoknight2]

have you done all the quests? I dont think so. being the owner of a quest cape, I have the right to say that Runescape is an adventure, and skilling is just what you do between dragon attacks. :)

[OmidSan]

I agree with you.

[bubbyjoe2]

have you done all the quests? I dont think so. being the owner of a quest cape, I have the right to say that Runescape is an adventure, and skilling is just what you do between dragon attacks. :)

 

 

 

Most quests in Runescape are about running around between NPCs, Killing one monster, or... *Goes blank* Not about exploring.

[bubbyjoe2]

rs is an adventure if you want it to be :D

 

 

 

Can you grow pineapples from your nose if you want to?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't think so.

[hephaestos8]

you have 1 ranked skill, maybe you should play the game a little more before ranting, have you ever been to barrows, to gwd, they add adventure to the game

[Sir_Sibz]

Here's a little something. If you want it to really feel adventerous, try playing it without player interaction. Yeah, that takes away the whole "Massive Multiplayer ONLINE RPG" idea, but if you play it like this, everything you get and do and find is all done by you, which would give its own unique value to you.

 

I've happened to come by a player that said she gathered everything she wore by either finding or making it. (This included equipment like mithril boots and the dragon sq shield.) She enjoyed playing the game by doing things herself, maybe you can too?

[Happysniff]

I think the whole concept of adventure is directed at new players, as generally it is an adventure when you just start. And if you think Varrock is crowded now, lol you should've seen it in classic, Varrock square was the main marketplace, Falador wasnt. I don't know how they swapped...

 

 

 

And someone mentioned earlier, you only have one ranked stat and you're ranting, lol you haven't done enough adventuring imo. You've probably never been a member, which I'm assuming because of you're signature and your one ranked stat. Maybe you sholud become a member. Its your own fault you don't feel that it is adventurous, you'e holding yourself back. Go ahead and quit tbh :-w

[Ss_J9_Goten]

rs is an adventure if you want it to be :D

 

 

 

Can you grow pineapples from your nose if you want to?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't think so.

 

 

 

Cut yourself off from the community. Go explore. There's your adventure. You can play the game any way you want to; you're just not trying.

 

 

 

And while your at it, try growing a pineapple out of your nose. You might get lucky.

 

 

 

Without an economy, RS would die. Play the game how you want to, but don't tell others how they should play.

[LiChef]

I'm sure as you can see that RuneScape itself is set in medievilish times. So where did the medievil King's get their money and fine clothes and other things? From economy! Economy is needed to substantiate life. Without economy there will be hardly any rich people. Without rich people we get people wearing (ugh) green clothes roaming around more because money is harder to get.

 

 

 

If there is no bank, no one would use it.... And the elf lands kinda fit that description.

+1

[bubbyjoe2]

you have 1 ranked skill, maybe you should play the game a little more before ranting, have you ever been to barrows, to gwd, they add adventure to the game

 

 

 

Ranked skills have nothing to do with why I'm ranting.

 

 

 

Barrows- This is a game where you bring prayer potions, your best armor, and sharks to kill a monster to find some valuable armor- for economically themed reasons.

 

 

 

God Wars- Same thing.

 

 

 

I do not, nor will ever pay for a repetitive game where the same things are done every day. Very, very quickly, does this game develop a goal where is to do this:

 

 

 

Cut Yews

 

 

 

Fletch

 

 

 

Buy Bs

 

 

 

Alch

 

 

 

Bank

 

 

 

Or,

 

 

 

Fish Sharks

 

 

 

Cook

 

 

 

Sell

 

 

 

Bank money

 

 

 

Or,

 

 

 

Kill Fire giants

 

 

 

Alch Drops

 

 

 

Buy full Guthans and Equip

 

 

 

And also, I have quit. I'm saying here why I quit, and what needs to be done to the game.

 

 

 

I want to hear a decent reason why this game isn't so repetitive. Not, "Z0mG0rz only one r4nk3d sk1ll n33b"

[Felter_Laur]

The beauty of runescape is that it can be what you want it to be. Well, for the most part. You can no longer be a petty mugger in the wilderness.

 

 

 

You can be a miner, tanner, jeweller, thief, ranger, warrior, or wizard.

 

You can be a rogue adventurer just killing what drops you want.

 

You can be a farmer.

 

You can be combinations of everything.

 

You can be a champion dueller.

 

 

 

I can go on if you like.

[frogmann2]

rs is an adventure if you want it to be :D

 

 

 

Can you grow pineapples from your nose if you want to?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't think so.

 

 

 

Try using a pineapple with a helm, see what happens.

[Death_Hippy]

I'm sure as you can see that RuneScape itself is set in medievilish times. So where did the medievil King's get their money and fine clothes and other things? From economy! Economy is needed to substantiate life. Without economy there will be hardly any rich people. Without rich people we get people wearing (ugh) green clothes roaming around more because money is harder to get.

 

 

 

If there is no bank, no one would use it.... And the elf lands kinda fit that description.

+1

"Magical Realist" Doesn't understand what a "game" is. Constantly makes arguments based on what would be "realistic," even if the game is set in a fantasy world run by wizards and pixies.

 

 

 

Sample Quote: "You can't tell me a Mondlagarian Tiger Warrior is stronger than a Swamp Troll. That just doesn't make sense!"

 

 

 

Punishment: Sent back to kindergarten for remedial make-believe classes.